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St. Vincent de Paul: A Master of Charity and Faith for the Youth of Today
St Vincent de Paul, who lived between 1581 and 1660, is an emblematic figure for anyone seeking to live a life based...
June 30: First 2,000 Miraculous Medals are struck
June 30 is the anniversary of when the first 2000 Miraculous Medals were delivered to Father Jean-Marie Aladel, C.M.
Part 2: Episcopal Message Resurfaces
Highlights from Part 2 of a truly prophetic forgotten document published by the U.S. Catholic Bishops more than a quarter-century ago.
Two Lenten Meditations (Slide Presentation)
“Our contemplation of the crucified Lord can not remain merely a pious exercise…” – Fr. Robert Maloney, C.M.
Lenten Conferences of Fr. Lacordaire No. 25
Lenten Series of reflections taken from the Conferences of the Rev. Lacordaire.
Which are you? A “Whack-a-mole” or “Big picture” Person?
It occurs to me that there are two approaches to problem-solving. – “Whack-a-mole” and “Big Picture.”
Lenten Conferences of Fr. Lacordaire No. 24
Lenten Series of reflections taken from the Conferences of the Rev. Lacordaire.
A Closer Walk (John 2:13-25)
Early in St. John’s gospel, we see Jesus resolutely striding into the outer courtyard of the Jerusalem Temple, a space bordering on what the Jewish people acknowledged to be God’s own Dwelling place.
“Real Families”
In my active years of helping families, I often heard two seemingly contradictory thoughts about parents in “real families.”
Lenten Conferences of Fr. Lacordaire No. 23
Lenten Series of reflections taken from the Conferences of the Rev. Lacordaire.
Contemplation: A Friend of a Friend – SSVP USA, a Weekly Reflection
This post originally appeared on ssvpusa.org Have you ever had a friend with very different interests than your own? Maybe he was a big baseball fan, and you just didn’t follow that sport, or he had a great appreciation for art, but you couldn’t stand museums. How did...
Deny, Slap, Beat, Crucify Jesus
Jesus, in life and in death, is one with those who are poor, who have no power, whom others cast out. Hence, we cannot but deny him if we turn our backs on them. We read that many give false witness against Jesus before the Sanhedrin but that they do not agree in what...